Orchids to …
• Bruce Otte Painting for the post card that made us smile. Positive and effective!
• Nurse Melissa, “Granny,” for the perfect directions to arrive at my Mom’s window for a mini-visit, from Debbie (Judy’s daughter).
• the local EMS staff, CRH employees and all personnel at Silver Oaks who gave great assistance when I recently injured my shoulder, from Judy and her family.
• Bryan Barwick’s letter to the editor.
• President Trump on his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
• the wonderful folks ahead of us in the Columbus Steak n Shake drive-thru on Friday who paid for our meal, from the couple in the Ram truck.
• the woman in the black SUV who notified me that I had lost some lumber out of my trailer.
• the locally elected official turning over cellphone records to prove residency.
• Nancy Warren for her great, truthful letter to the editor.
• all the great yard decorations on McClure Road.
• Lance at Barker Brothers Plumbing and Matt at Montgomery Appliances for taking care of my emergency situation so quickly.
• the United Way volunteers, Garima, David, Ramesh, Cari, Anil, Swaroop and Killian, who came to my home Sept. 11 and did yard work and other projects outside the house.
• Bryan Barwick for his letter to the editor in Saturday’s paper.
• Mark Franke for his sensible views of our society today.
• Bob Woodward, who proved that a federal leader knew the truth about the danger of the coronavirus.
• Chef Ingrid for the delectable Italian dinner at Angottis 521, from John and Linda.
• Bryan Barwick for his great letter.
• Bob Woodward for getting every word recorded.
• the four Defense Department officials for coming forward and telling the world what our leader said at the grave of our fallen heroes.
• Saturday’s article about Margaret O’Toole celebrating her 102 birthday, from a fellow Parkside Drive neighbor.
• our neighbors on Jonesville Road who came to check on us when we had a patio fire Friday.
• Rhonda Cain for the most beautiful cut flowers and to Steve Cain for clearing the end of my driveway and my sidewalk of broken concrete, from your friend Boop.
• the letter to the editor that summarized why kneeling during the national anthem in unacceptable.
• Cinde Wirth for upholding my values of having clean air and water for Indiana.
• Bryan Barwick’s excellent letter.
• all the people at the Trump rally and all who will vote for our president in November.
Happy Birthday to …
• Greg Burns, from your family and Donna.
• Brooke Chowning, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Betty Tuttle, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Tylor Rhoades, from the Morrow family.
• Randy DuLong, from Mom, Dad, Tobi, Logan and Judy.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Randy and Mary Fischer from your family and Donna.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
